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Classification
Task with Student Directions
Contributed by: Illinois Science Teachers Association


  1. Check the materials at this station:

    • Objects in a plastic bag

    • Classification chart


  2. Empty the objects in the plastic bag onto the area of the chart marked "Put Objects Here."

  3. Look at the objects, put them into "Group 1" and "Group 2" so that there is something the same about all of the objects in each group. Be sure you use all the objects.

  4. Read the questions in the Student Response section to find out what you should do next.

  5. Answer all questions.

  6. When you are finished, put the objects back in the plastic bag.


Place Objects Here

Group 1









Group 2









Group A









Group B











Student Response

  1. What is the same about all of the objects you put in...

    Group 1 ____________________________________________________________________________________

    Group 2 ____________________________________________________________________________________


  2. Now take ONLY the objects in "Group 1" and divide just these objects into "Group A" and "Group B."

    What is the same about all of the objects you put in...

    Group A ____________________________________________________________________________________

    Group B ____________________________________________________________________________________

 


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